Job 15:11 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Are the consolations of God small with thee? is there any secret thing with thee? ”

• Job 15:11 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

  Are the consolations of God small with thee? - The “consolations of God” here refer probably to those considerations which had been suggested by Eliphaz and his friends, and which he takes to be...

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• Job 15:11 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

  [Are] the consolations of God (g) small with thee? is there any secret thing with thee? (g) He accuses Job's pride and ingratitude, that will not be comforted by God, but by their counsel.

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• Job 15:11 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

  Job 15:2-19 is a polemic against Job's arrogance and pretence of wisdom. Job's words are empty and violent ( Job 15:2 f.). He does away with all religion ( Job 15:4 ) and breaks the reverential...

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• Job 15:11 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  Are the consolations of God small with thee? is there any secret thing with thee? Are the consolations of God small with thee? - Various are the renderings of this verse. Mr. Good translates the ve...

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• Job 15:11 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

  Are the consolations of God small with thee?— Dost thou make light of the indignation of God? or hast thou some secret charm? Heath. Houbigant renders the latter clause, Or hath any thing been s...

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• Job 15:11 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  Are the consolations of God small with thee? is there any secret thing with thee? Consolations - namely, the revelation which Eliphaz had stated ( Job 4:12 ; Job 4:17 ; Job 5:7-26 ) as a co...

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• Job 15:11 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

  The Second Series of Speeches (Job 15-21) The rejection by Job of the opinions and advice of the friends, his sturdy maintenance of his innocence, and the fearlessness with which in his anguish he...

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• Job 15:11 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

  Are the consolations of God small with thee? — This is one of the obscure phrases of Job upon which it is very difficult to decide. The Authorised Version gives very good sense, which seems to suit...

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• Job 15:11 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

  XIII. THE TRADITION OF A PURE RACE Job 15:1-35 ELIPHAZ SPEAKS THE first colloquy has made clear severance between the old Theology and the facts of human life. No positive reconciliation is e...

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• Job 15:11 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

  “The Heavens Are not Clean” Job 15:1-35 The second colloquy, like the first, is commenced by Eliphaz. He begins by rebuking Job, Job 15:1-16 . He complains that the words of Job proved him t...

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• Job 15:11 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

  Here the second cycle of argument begins, and again Eliphaz is the first speaker. It is at once evident that Job's answers had wounded him. He first criticized Job's manner, charging him with using...

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• Job 15:11 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

  (7) Art thou the first man that was born? or wast thou made before the hills? (8) Hast thou heard the secret of God? and dost thou restrain wisdom to thyself? (9) What knowest thou, that we know not?...

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• Job 15:11 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  [Are] the consolations of God small with thee ?.... Meaning either those which Eliphaz and his friends had administered, when, upon his repentance and reformation, they promised him great and good t...

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• Job 15:11 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  Job 15:11 [Are] the consolations of God small with thee? is there any secret thing with thee? Ver. 11. Are the consolations of God ] Sic fastuose suas consolationes appellat et sociorum, saith...

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• Job 15:11 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  Are the consolations of God small with thee? Are those blessings which we have pro-pounded to thee, on condition of thy repentance, small and inconsiderable in thine eyes? He takes it ill that Job...

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• Job 15:11 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

  ELIPHAZ CLAIMS JOB CONDEMNS HIMSELF (vv.1-6) This response of Eliphaz lacks the measure of self-restraint he had shown in his first address. He had first at least spoken with a measure of consid...

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• Job 15:11 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

  Second Address of Eliphaz. B. C. 1520.       1 Then answered Eliphaz the Temanite, and said,  ...

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• Job 15:11 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  Are those comforts, which we in the name, and according to the mind, and by the direction, of God have propounded to thee, upon condition of thy true repentance, Job 11:13,14 , &c., small and...

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• Job 15:11 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

  SECOND COURSE OF DIALOGUES.—SECOND SPEECH OF ELIPHAZ Eliphaz less gentle and courteous than in his former speech. Probably irritated at his little success with Job, who rejected his friend’s cou...

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• Job 15:11 - Sermon Bible Commentary

  Job 15:11 God has a different side of Himself to show to each of us. To the young man He is the Setter of great tasks, the God who asks great sacrifices and gives glorious rewards. You say nothing...

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• Job 15:11 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  Job 15:2 . Fill his belly with the east wind; a hot dry wind, the least favourable to vegetation. This is an angry figure of speech, equivalent to a declaration that Job's defence was a mere storm...

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• Job 15:11 - The Biblical Illustrator

  Are the consolations of God small with thee? Losing the Divine consolations Some take the words to be an expostulation with Job, showing him the unreasonableness of impatience or despondency, h...

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• Job 15:11 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

  EXPOSITION The second colloquy between Job and his friends is, like the first (ch. 3-14.), one in which all of them take part, and the same order of speakers is maintained. Job answers each spea...

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• Job 15:11 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  Eliphaz Attempts to Rebuke Job

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• Job 15:11 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  1 Kings 22:24 ; 2 Corinthians 1:3-5 ; 2 Corinthians 7:6 ; Job 11:13-19 ; Job 13:2 ; Job 15:8 ; Job 5:8-26

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• Job 15:11 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

  Are — Are those comforts, which we have propounded to thee on condition of thy repentance, small and contemptible in thine eyes? Secret — Hast thou any secret and peculiar way of comfort which is u...

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